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ICANN Meets Annan

Posted by Hemos on from the what-role-the-UN dept.

CypherOz writes "The Australian reports a meeting between ICANN chief Twomey and Kofi Annan and the role the UN may play in the naming game. " We've talked about this before as well.

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  1. Re:Cite Your Sources by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm not the original poster, but this is a big deal. The Iraqi oil-for-food program was by far the largest amount of money that the UN had ever handled. It dwarfed the rest of the UN's budget.

    (That said, I doubt Putin or Chirac were bribed. Like Bush, they had their own strong interests in the matter of Iraq and its government.)

    Here are a few references. You can find plenty more on news.google.com :

    'Massive scam' in Iraqi oil program

    Get to heart of UN role in Iraq Oil-for-Food scandal

    Annan Pushes UN Council Members on Iraq Oil Scandal

    3,000 UN Staffers Probed

    Bulgaria's President Questioned over Iraq Oil Scandal